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--- task_boiler [2023/05/03 16:17] – admin
+++ task_boiler [2024/01/22 22:59] – [Issue] raju
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 Start the first heading with "====="
-===== find depth =====
+===== blocked by barrons =====
-==== find depth of a file or directory ====
+==== Issue ====
+barrons.com is giving the following error.
 <code>
-import os
+You have been blocked.
-def get_depth(file_or_dir_path):
-    abs_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(file_or_dir_path))
-    depth = os.path.normpath(abs_path).count(os.sep)
-    return depth
-</code>
-Examples:
+Why?
-<code>
+Something about the behaviour of the browser has caught our
-In [2]:
+attention.
-os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser('~'))
-Out[2]:
-'/home/rajulocal'
-In [3]:
+There are various possible explanations for this:
-get_depth('~')
+* You are browsing and clicking at a speed much faster than
-Out[3]:
+  expected of a human being.
+* Something is preventing JavaScript from working on your
+  computer.
+* There is a robot on the same network (IP WW.XX.YY.ZZ) as you.
-In [4]:
+Having problems accessing the site? Submit feedback.
-get_depth('/home/rajulocal')
+ID: a-b-c-d-e
-Out[4]:
+</code>
-In [5]:
+==== Solution ====
-get_depth('/home/rajulocal/')
+Click on the extensions button in the top right
-Out[5]:
+-> Bypass Paywalls Clean -> settings button -> Options
+-> scroll down to "BPC settings" section
+-> check "Barron's - no Googlebot (http error 500)" option
-In [6]:
+-> Save
-get_depth('/home/rajulocal/foo')
-Out[6]:
-In [7]:
-get_depth('/')
-Out[7]:
-In [8]:
-get_depth('/home')
-Out[8]:
-</code>
-Using Python 3.10.6, Ipython 8.6.0
+==== System Information ====
+  * bypass paywalls clean extension version: 3.5.2.1 (latest asof 2024-01-22)
+  * google chrome: 120.0.6099.200
+  * OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
-tags | get depth of a directory